District Judge
USDC Eastern Washington
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Nevin v. Colvin
 reversed in part 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Jan. 22, 2025 | 
| 
R.W. v. Columbia Basin College
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Aug. 14, 2023 | 
| 
Wildearth Guardians v. U.S. Forest Service
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jun. 14, 2023 | 
| 
Grondal v. U.S.
 affirmed 
 | 
Immunity | Jun. 13, 2022 | 
| 
U.S. v. Castellanos-Avalos
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Immigration | Jan. 19, 2022 | 
| 
Grondal v. U.S.
 affirmed 
 | 
Native American Affairs | Jan. 3, 2022 | 
| 
Saved Magazine v. Spokane Police Department
 affirmed 
 | 
Immunity | Dec. 10, 2021 | 
| 
City and County of San Francisco v. USCIS
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Immigration | Dec. 3, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Cate
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 24, 2020 | 
| 
Empire Health Foundation v. Azar
 affirmed in part 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | May 6, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Valencia-Mendoza
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 11, 2019 | 
| 
Amended Opinion: Cornejo-Villagrana v. Sessions
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Dec. 28, 2018 | 
| U.S. v. King Mountain Tobacco Co. | Tax | Aug. 14, 2018 | 
| 
Cornejo-Villagrana v. Sessions
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Sep. 15, 2017 | 
| 
Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Pena
 affirmed 
 | 
Environmental Law | Aug. 2, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Laak v. Quick Collect Inc., Jesse Conway | Consumer Law | judge | Jan. 26, 2018 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Nevin v. Colvin
 reversed in part 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Jan. 22, 2025 | 
| 
R.W. v. Columbia Basin College
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Aug. 14, 2023 | 
| 
Wildearth Guardians v. U.S. Forest Service
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jun. 14, 2023 | 
| 
Grondal v. U.S.
 affirmed 
 | 
Immunity | Jun. 13, 2022 | 
| 
U.S. v. Castellanos-Avalos
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Immigration | Jan. 19, 2022 | 
| 
Grondal v. U.S.
 affirmed 
 | 
Native American Affairs | Jan. 3, 2022 | 
| 
Saved Magazine v. Spokane Police Department
 affirmed 
 | 
Immunity | Dec. 10, 2021 | 
| 
City and County of San Francisco v. USCIS
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Immigration | Dec. 3, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Cate
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 24, 2020 | 
| 
Empire Health Foundation v. Azar
 affirmed in part 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | May 6, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Valencia-Mendoza
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 11, 2019 | 
| 
Amended Opinion: Cornejo-Villagrana v. Sessions
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Dec. 28, 2018 | 
| U.S. v. King Mountain Tobacco Co. | Tax | Aug. 14, 2018 | 
| 
Cornejo-Villagrana v. Sessions
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Sep. 15, 2017 | 
| 
Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Pena
 affirmed 
 | 
Environmental Law | Aug. 2, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Laak v. Quick Collect Inc., Jesse Conway | Consumer Law | judge | Jan. 26, 2018 | 
